Name plate and method of producing it



' Sept. .7 ,1926.

1599373 F. H. AULD NAME PLATE AND METHOD 0F PRODUGING 1T Filed Dec. 4 1925 @wcm/H36@ Freomon l1. uLD,

Pafentedrsept. 7, 1926. i

yUlizlgrrn gs'ra'ras PATENT OFFICE.

FREDRICK H. AULn,v or COLUMBUS, oHiof, AssIGNoR To THE D. L. AUDD CoMrANY,

v or COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO.

NAME'v PLATE AND METHOD or PRODUCING 1T.

y Applicatim 'lled December 4, V1925. VSerial No. 73,150.

.This invention relates' vto an improved,

or designs protruded through the top layer' so as to present metalli'crlines forming such characters to view in contrast' with the lsurrounding'l field of wood selected for the beauty of its grainy andcapacity tO receive avhigh or polished finish.

This composite plate hasv various uses beingy in the nature of a llabel applicable to different articles of manufacture to'designate the'quantity thereof or rthe name.` and address of the manufacturer or other suit-V ablev information desirable to expose to F View. y

Thesecond part of my invention Vrelates, tothe method of producing this composite' plate, and consists in the:followingma]or steps: i

The fabrication of Vthe design, letters, numbers, or names, as the case may be on the` metal plate, as bythe use of suitable l. dies `adapted to strike-up Ythe plate` with the appropriate configurations.

The fabrication of a wood base `in thev natureof a thick veneer. v Y

- VThe fabrication of the top or face of wood also in the nature of a. veneer. y l f .The application of pressure tol embed the metal plate into the baseof wood, and to also. Vembed the :top vlayer. intothe recesses that surround the tracery or lines that form.4

the indicia on the rvmetalfplate. Y

The planing or abradingoff the shattered portions ofthe upperflayer to leave only those parts which have`VA entered into and filled such recesses; and incidentally inV polishing the metallic tracery of the indicia Where'it is exposed'4 through the top layer.

I prefer also the furtherstepsof the ap plication of cementor some f suitable adhesvebetween the metal plate and the base plate to make the metal plate the morereadilyadhere to the vbase plate, and thejappli.

f planing or polishing Figure l is a plan view of a strip ofwood from which the wood base is made, with` a metal plate yplaced thereon;

l Figure 2 is a like view loutA with the u per layer of wood'applied over the metal p ate,

fwitlithe metal plate shown in dotted lines;

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Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view f of the several plates before pressure is applied to unite them;

Figure t is a like view showing the plates`A aftei1 the application of pressure; f

Figure 5 is anotherV like view afterL the step has been per formed fr Figure 6 is a planview of the completed article. 1

Referring firstfto the composite plate which constitutes my new article Of manufacture the numeral 1 designates a strip of wood in the nature "of a veneer, though of f greater thickness` than Yusual, in veneer sheets. This base will preferably be made from wood of an ornamental charactersuch as mahogany, walnut, birds-eye maple, or the like so that it will loe capable of receiving a high finish and of taking on a hand?` f some i appearance. A

` The'next element of my composite article, consists of a metallic or alloy plate, preferably brassindicated atf2. This plate may be ofany outline, though in the present case I have fashioned it'into the form of a disc.k It is subjected to the operation of suitabley dies or other means of forming thereony such design, lettering or numbering asf-may be desired for the particular use.. In the present case I have formed a series o fi circular beadsJor `raised portions indicatedat-S which leaves between each two beads recesses or depressed portions 4 and likewise within the inner bead as indicated at 5. Y

,Afterthe metal plate is so fashioned I place it upon the wood base of thick veneer.

I I.prefer to use cement or someform of adheslve between the wood base and the metal" purpose of more readily securing togethe the metal plate and the upper layer.

IIa-ving done all this I apply the upper layer, itself a strip of wood veneer as indicated at 0, to the upper face of the metal plate as seen particularly in Figure 3.

I then place the article so far fabricated in a suitable press, preferably a. hydraulic press, and subject it to high pressure, say 1000 lbs. to the square` inch, applying the pressure slowly. In this way I embed the metal plate down into the wood base and at the same time embed the upper layer down into treA recesses. and all about the outer edges of the metal plate as seen particularly.

in Figure si. IVhere the two wood pieces come together Iv also apply; some suitable adllesive.

The platen ofthe press which is brought intoengaoement ,with the upper layer 6 is conligurated to, agreev with. thedesign or indicia so that the pressure from it will be applied only to those parts of the upper layer which are over the recesses in the metal plate, so as not to mar the tracery of the design.

i After the pressure. step has been carried out long enough to insure the perfect embedding and adhering ofthe several plates together, I remove the product from the press. It is thenin the'condition shown in Figure 4. I now subject it to a grinding,` planingorothercharacter of abrasive action by which I remove the more or less` shattered portions of the upper layer 6 until the layer is flush with the, traceryof thedesign. Incidentallyv I .polishL elfi the. tracery surfaces v0f the metal.

rIhis finishes the product and results in a very handsome and permanent composite name. or number plate applicable to various articles ofcommerce or produce.

Thus it will be seen that I have devised both a product and a method of producing it. I have describedboth concurrently as the best plan, as I believe, to malreplain what the productie and the method by which it is produced.

These composite plates which as stated are to be used inV the nature of labels; are

generally produced on special orders seas;

to carry the particular indicia the particular user will desire. I-Iavmg thus fully described my inventionl what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The herein described article of manufact re consisting of a composite label plate composed of a wood base, a veneer top) layer and a metal plate having elevated tracery and embedded in the base and having its depressedportionsbordering its lines of trac ery filled with and surrounded by said veneer top layer; the lines of tracery being eriposed through such layer.

2. The herein described article of manufacture consistingof a composite .label platel metal design-plate; in placing such .plate upon the base; in fabricatinga veneer cover; in placing such cover upon the upper `face of the metal plate; in subjecting the whole to pressure suflicient to embed the venee1top layer into therecesses about the tracery of the design; and in dressing-off the shattered portions of the cover flush with the tracery.

fl. The herein described methodof producing a composite label plate consisting in fabricating a base of wood; in fabricating a design` plate of metal; in applying an adhesive between thebase and the metal; in fabricating a veneer cover; in placingsuch veneer upon the metal design plate; in applying an adhesive between the metal plate and the veneer cover; in subjecting the whole to pressure whichacts against the veneer opposite the depressions between the lines of tracery` of the metalplate andV acts also on thel veneer in the area outside4 of the metal plate; and in dressing-off the remaining` projecting portions Yof the veneer above the metal plate to linish the same togetherl with the tracery.

In testimony.whereof7 I aflix my signature.

FREDRICIIv H, AULD. 

